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Lymphangiosarcoma associated with chronic filarial lymphedema
Author(s) -
Muller Richard,
Hajdu Steven I.,
Brennan Murray F.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19870101)59:1<179::aid-cncr2820590134>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - lymphedema , medicine , filariasis , dermatology , cancer , helminths , breast cancer , immunology
Abstract A case of a 19‐year‐old inhabitant of Southern India with chronic filarial lymphedema of the right leg and subsequent lymphangiosarcoma is reported. Two additional cases of lymphangiosarcoma occurring in patients with filarial lymphedema are reviewed from the literature. Cancer 59:179–183, 1987.